Bright Sword: From Northwest Shanxi to Shangganling

Chapter 72 Where is my mountain artillery?

Yuji Iwata, who was attacking the 1st Battalion's position, immediately realized that something was wrong when he heard the fighting inside Mazigou suddenly stop.

This noise didn't sound like the sound of Takeuchi Battalion successfully breaking through.

"Let the troops withdraw and reorganize the attack." Iwata Yuji ordered immediately.

The Eighth Route Army on the hill are now fighting very tenaciously, and the First Squadron has no possibility of breaking through in a short time.

If the Takeuchi Battalion in the ditch was completely wiped out, the Eighth Route Army would definitely reinforce the position on the hill, and then the First Squadron would be in danger.

Rather than taking risks, it is better to step back, regroup, and then make a decision based on the situation.

When Chen Chengxing arrived with the Second Battalion, he only saw the tail end of the retreating Japanese.

The Japanese did not stop at all after retreating.

After leaving the battle, Yuji Iwata took one last look at the Eighth Route Army on the hill and chose to flee with his troops.

With the support of the Eighth Route Army in place, the Takeuchi Battalion would definitely be destroyed, and continuing to fight would only put themselves in a desperate situation.

Looking at the retreating Japanese reinforcements, Chen Chengxing felt a sense of regret.

An infantry company plus a machine gun squad is a big piece of fat meat, but it's a pity that the Japanese commander was too decisive and didn't give himself the chance to outflank.

When Li Yunlong and his troops arrived at Mazigou, they saw dead Japanese soldiers all over the ground and the soldiers of the New Second Regiment were cleaning up the battlefield.

Looking at the equipment on the ground, Li Yunlong's eyes turned red.

Normally, these are all his!

It's all the fault of the Japanese. Why are you taking a break?!

But the battle was fought by the New Second Regiment, and the New First Regiment did not help at all. Li Yunlong could not bring himself to help with the cleanup.

He has dignity, even if he is shameless.

"Chen Chengxing, what's the situation?" The brigade commander hurried over.

"The Japanese in Shuiquan have been completely wiped out. Wulong County sent reinforcements, but they have now withdrawn." Chen Chengxing said.

"Good!" The brigade commander nodded with satisfaction. Now his combat objective was achieved.

"Everyone, keep moving forward and surround Wulong County!" the brigade commander ordered.

"Yes!"

Li Yunlong and his men immediately led their troops northward, while Chen Chengxing ordered the Third Battalion to continue cleaning up the battlefield, and then followed with the rest of the troops.

After the 386th Brigade surrounded Wulong County, they found that this county was even more difficult to conquer than Shuiquan.

Wulong County not only has strong city defenses, but is also surrounded by the Japanese invaders from Sanshan Town, Jingchi Town, and Fu'an to provide support.

In the temporary command post, the brigade commander looked at the map and thought for a long time, then said, "Wulong County cannot be attacked by force, so I decided to surround it and attack the reinforcements. Do you have any objections?"

Chen Chengxing and others shook their heads. For the current situation, surrounding the point and attacking the reinforcements was the best solution.

"Okay, then the 772st and 1nd Battalions of the 2nd Regiment and local troops will continue to besiege Wulong."

"Li Yunlong led the New 1st Regiment to ambush the enemy in Sanshan Town."

"Kong Jie led the independent regiment to ambush the enemy in Jingchi Town."

"Chen Chengxing led the New 772nd Regiment and the 3rd Battalion of the nd Regiment to ambush the enemy in the Fu'an direction."

"Do you all understand?" asked the brigade commander.

"Understood!" Everyone stood up and stood at attention.

Sanshan Town and Jingchi Town both have squadron-sized Japanese troops plus two or three hundred puppet troops. The strength of the New 1st Regiment and the Independent Regiment is enough to fight against them.

But Fu'an is completely different.

Fu'an is located at the junction of the Yalu Mountains and the Hengshan Mountains. Together with Yanmen Pass and Pianguan, it is known as the "Three Passes" and is an important pass on the Great Wall defense line in Shanxi.

Since ancient times, it has been an important frontier for the Central Plains dynasty to resist the southward migration of ethnic minorities. In modern times, with the rise of railway transportation, Fu'an has become a must-pass place for the Tongpu Railway that runs through Shanxi.

Therefore, Fu'an's strategic position far exceeds that of other counties in northwestern Shanxi.

Because of Fu'an's outstanding strategic position, the headquarters of the Qiantian Regiment was located there.

In addition to an infantry battalion, the main combat force in Fu'an City also includes three mountain cannons belonging to the regiment.

In addition, there was a puppet army that had just surrendered to the Japanese, the 2nd Independent Brigade with more than a thousand people.

Therefore, in order to give the New 772nd Regiment an absolute advantage, the brigade commander specially assigned the 3rd Battalion of the nd Regiment to Chen Chengxing.

Chen Chengxing and several others left the command center and returned to their respective units, preparing to set off overnight.

Now that they have completed the encirclement of Wulong County, it goes without saying that the Japanese reinforcements will set out after dawn tomorrow, and they have to reach their location before that.

After Li Yunlong returned, the New 1st Regiment immediately assembled the troops and prepared to set off.

But after the troops completed their assembly, Li Yunlong found that something seemed wrong.

After looking around, Li Yunlong realized that he didn't see the mountain cannon!
"Zhang Dabiao! Zhang Dabiao!" Li Yunlong shouted.

Seeing that he couldn't escape, Zhang Dabiao had no choice but to walk out of the crowd.

"Captain." Zhang Dabiao said with his head lowered.

"Let me ask you, where is my Shan Pao?!" Li Yunlong asked anxiously, this was his dearest one.

"The brigade commander took us away on the road, along with our infantry guns," Zhang Dabiao said helplessly.

"What?!" Li Yunlong didn't expect that the infantry artillery was gone.

"The brigade commander said that this was the result of the group's combat and it cannot be monopolized by a single regiment," Zhang Dabiao explained.

"It can't be taken alone, and the brigade commander can't take it all!"

"The Emperor has plenty of hungry soldiers!"

"Zhang Dabiao, what did I tell you before I left? Why don't you dare to fight with the brigade commander?!"

Li Yunlong was almost mad. Was it easy to deal with these cannons? They were destroyed like this?
"We didn't take everything away. We left behind the guns and ammunition we seized," said Zhang Dabiao.

This time, the New 6st Regiment managed to grab 772 heavy machine guns, while the Independent Regiment and the 6nd Regiment only got in total.

"Is this a matter of heavy machine guns?!" Li Yunlong said angrily.

If given a choice, Li Yunlong would rather exchange these six heavy machine guns for the two infantry guns.

With infantry artillery, the New 1st Regiment will be able to attack artillery towers. What weapons can't they get by then?

"Damn, Chen Chengxing is such a thief." Li Yunlong sighed to the sky.

Li Yunlong is now a little envious of Chen Chengxing. Although life alone behind enemy lines is not easy, at least he is free and can keep the spoils.

Otherwise, the two infantry guns of the New Second Regiment would have to be taken away by the brigade commander no matter what.

Li Yunlong didn't know that Chen Chengxing had left two Italian cannons in the base. If he knew, he would regret it to death now.

Although Li Yunlong was unwilling to give in, he did not dare to go to the brigade commander. In the end, he could only scold Zhang Dabiao a few more times and choose to let the matter go.

"TND, I was so happy for nothing!"

"Order the troops to set off, target Zhujiabao!" Li Yunlong ordered.

Li Yunlong was furious and ready to vent his anger on the Japanese.

On the other side, Chen Chengxing and Kong Jie also completed their preparations and led their teams to set off.

　Thanks to snow_QAQ for the reward

　　
　
(End of this chapter)